{"product_id":"book-fiction-the-liar-s-dictionary-a-novel-by-eley-williams-hardcover","title":"Book: Fiction \/ Historical Fiction | The Liar’s Dictionary: A Novel by Eley Williams [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Alfred A. Knopf, Canada (2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight wear to dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo pencil or ink markings inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail price new $29.95 CAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsed or vintage item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountweazel\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003en.), the phenomenon of false entries within dictionaries and works of reference. Often used as a safeguard against copyright infringement.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby's multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. His disaffection compels him to insert unauthorized fictitious entries into the dictionary in an attempt to assert some sense of individual purpose and artistic freedom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the present day, Mallory, a young intern employed by the publisher, is tasked with uncovering these mountweazels before the work is digitized. She also has to contend with threatening phone calls from an anonymous caller. Is the change in the definition of marriage really that upsetting? And does the caller really intend for the Swansby's staff to 'burn in hell'?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs these two narratives combine, both Winceworth and Mallory discover how they might negotiate the complexities of the often nonsensical, relentless, untrustworthy, hoax-strewn, and undefinable path we call life. An exhilarating debut novel from a formidably brilliant young writer, The Liar's Dictionary celebrates the rigidity, fragility, absurdity, and joy of language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rusty Bird Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53259036918049,"sku":"SVT07062648","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0890\/4386\/1793\/files\/AA844E51-93E4-4D93-A038-B68F69E5C42B.jpg?v=1786907888","url":"https:\/\/rustybirdvintage.ca\/products\/book-fiction-the-liar-s-dictionary-a-novel-by-eley-williams-hardcover","provider":"Rusty Bird Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}